Slitt. Attorney Aaron Slitt

June 04, 1997

SLITT. Attorney Aaron Slitt, died Sunday (June 1, 1997), at the age of 75. Mr. Slitt was a lifelong resident of Connecticut where he was a prominent trial attorney for over 40 years until retiring to Florida, where he has been laid to rest. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. Mr. Slitt was a graduate of Weaver High School, the University of Connecticut and Boston University School of Law. He may best be remembered for his indefatigable advocacy on behalf of those who needed him, regardless of their financial circumstances, and for his mentoring of young lawyers. His passion for the law and his compassion for his fellow human beings were equaled only by his keen intellect and warm wit. He will be remembered by the thousands of people whose lives he had touched and who loved him dearly. Mr. Slitt is survived by his loving family, his wife Joan; two daughters, Laura Slitt of Bartlett, NH and Barbara Aaron of West Hartford; two step-daughters, Daryl MacGregor and Sherri Nicholas and his sweet dog, Frankie. The family will be sitting Shiva Wednesday and Thursday at the home of Barbara Aaron, 161 Westland Ave., West Hartford. Friends and family are welcome from 12-5 p.m. and 7- 9 p.m. A memorial service will be held on June 8, 3:30 p.m., at Agudas Achim Synagogue, 1244 North Main St., West Hartford. Memorial donations may be made to the Hebrew Home for the Aged, the Gerstenberg Hospice Center, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33417 or the Louise Levine, Aaron Slitt Scholarship Fund at Solomon Schechter Day School, 26 Buena Vista Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107.